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. 2018 Dec 17;11:641. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3228-3

Table 1.

Effects of mosquito strain, irradiation and insemination status on reproductive traits and survivorship

Factors χ 2 df P-value
Emergence rate
 Strain 1.90 1 0.167
 Treatment 0.32 1 0.568
 Strain: Treatment 0.07 1 0.784
Insemination rate
 Strain 7.83 1 0.005
 Male treatment 9.69 1 0.001
 Female treatment 18.16 1 <0.001
 Strain: Male treatment 1.45 1 1.227
 Strain: Female treatment 0.93 1 0.334
Egg prevalence
 Strain 5.45 1 0.019
 Treatmenta 0.25 1 0.611
 Insemination status 24.54 1 <0.001
 Strain: Treatment 0.00 1 0.994
 Strain: Insemination status 1.88 1 0.170
Egg load
 Strain 0.48 1 0.480
 Treatment 0.96 1 0.327
 Insemination status 5.42 1 0.019
 Strain: Treatment 1.36 1 0.243
 Strain: Insemination status 0.04 1 0.841
 Treatment: Insemination status 2.58 1 0.108
Oviposition rate
 Strain 9.70 1 0.001
 Treatment 0.56 1 0.452
 Strain: Treatment 0.02 1 0.879
Laid egg proportion
 Strain 4.68 1 0.030
 Treatment 1.41 1 0.233
 Strain: Treatment 0.16 1 0.688
Hatching rate
 Strain 5.10 1 0.023
 Treatment 17.11 1 <0.001
 Strain: Treatment 0.98 1 0.321
Hatching proportion
 Strain 5.44 1 0.019
 Treatment 64.36 1 <0.001
 Strain: Treatment 1.79 1 0.180
Larval prevalence
 Strain 4.83 1 0.027
 Treatment 12.35 1 <0.001
 Strain: Treatment 1.66 1 0.196
Survivorship
 Strain 8.21 1 0.004
 Treatment 0.54 1 0.458
 Strain: Treatment 0.08 1 0.772

Strain (field or laboratory), treatment (un-irradiated or irradiated) and insemination status (inseminated or not)

aAs irradiated females did not produce eggs, only the treatment of males was considered (starting with egg prevalence and below), bold values are significant